When donors contribute financial support and their gifts of books, manuscripts, and other library materials, they may strengthen the library’s collection and assist the library in supporting the Elim community. Library staff evaluates potential gifts in terms of institutional value and collection development goals. Not all donations will be accepted as it depends on the needs of the institution’s library.

When preparing a donation, please contact the Elim Librarian at library@elim.edu.

For more information, here are our acceptance guidelines:

● All donations become the property of EBC.
● Library personnel can approve a gift for acceptance.
● EBC reserves the right to determine whether the gift will be retained, where it will be located, and how it will be cataloged and circulated.
● In general, donations are not needed if they are older than five years in the hard sciences and 10 years for donations discussing theology within a cultural context.
● The Donor must deliver the items to the library.
● The library will not supply an appraisal for the donation.
● A letter of acknowledgment will be sent to the donor upon request.